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Format: VHS
Sep 1997
Rated PG-13
Recording Mode: Stereo
Sound: Stereo, Surround, HiFi
Closed Captioned
105 min.
Color
UPC: 786936035063 |
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Movie Description
When a financially strapped former symphony cellist, now making a meager living by playing at funerals, gets pressured into a paper marriage with a friend's single-mother niece, his roving-eye bachelor life is turned upside-down. The beautiful young woman immediately abandons her new husband and her five-year-old son, and the unlikely duo struggles to adjust to their new lives in Prague on the eve of 1989's Velvet Revolution. Winner of the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. Academy Award: Best Foreign Language Film.
Synopsis
Set in Czechoslovakia shortly before the 1989 Velvet Revolution, "Kolya" is the story of an aging cynic named Frantisek, a Czech who weds a Russian woman for her money. Suddenly, the woman flees to West Germany, leaving behind her young son Kolya. The crotchety Frantisek wants nothing to do with the child -- they don't even speak the same language. But as the old man tries to dump Kolya on someone else, the pair slowly develop a lasting, poignant relationship, that enriches both of their lives.
Film Notes
Co-produced by Biograf Jan Sverak Pictures (Prague), in association with Czech Television, Lucerna Film, CCV, AND Cinemart.
Shown at the 1996 Venice, Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals.
Zdenek Sverak, who wrote and stars in this film, is the father of director Jan Sverak.
Industry Reviews
"...[Kolya] balances heartwarming sentiment with gentle humor and observations that strike universal chords..."
Variety - David Rooney (09/09/1996)
"...A gem of a Czech film....Wise and worldly..."
New York Times - Janet Maslin (01/24/1997)
"...KOLYA is a crowd-pleaser....Chalimon is irresistible....With the further pluses of luminous cinematography and a soaring, emotional score, KOLYA can't miss..."
Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (01/24/1997)
"...There are some lovely, affecting and warmly amusing moments here..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Lloyd Sachs (01/31/1997)
"...Lovely....It's a heart melter....Chalimon is a gem..." -- Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum (03/07/1997)
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